Bedeutung
To be in a sitting position.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'terrazas' are a way of life. People spend hours 'sentados' outdoors, even in winter, thanks to outdoor heaters. It's a key part of social visibility. In Buenos Aires, 'estar sentado' in a traditional cafe like Café Tortoni is a literary and intellectual tradition. Many famous writers wrote their masterpieces while 'sentados' at these tables. In rural areas, it is common to see people 'sentados' on the porch of their houses to greet neighbors. This is called 'platicar' (chatting) and is essential for community bonds. The 'sentada' as a form of protest is very common. It involves a group of people 'estar sentados' in a public place to block traffic or draw attention to a cause.
Agreement is Key
Always check the gender of the person you are talking about. If it's a woman, it's 'sentada'.
Don't use 'Ser'
Never say 'Soy sentado'. It's a classic beginner mistake that sounds very strange to native speakers.
Bedeutung
To be in a sitting position.
Agreement is Key
Always check the gender of the person you are talking about. If it's a woman, it's 'sentada'.
Don't use 'Ser'
Never say 'Soy sentado'. It's a classic beginner mistake that sounds very strange to native speakers.
Use with 'quedarse'
To sound more natural when you don't want to get up, use 'Me quedo sentado' instead of just 'Estoy sentado'.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of 'sentado' (sentado, sentada, animados, sentadas).
Mi hermana está _______ en el sofá.
The subject 'mi hermana' is feminine singular, so the participle must be 'sentada'.
Choose the correct verb to describe the state of sitting.
Nosotros _______ sentados en el parque.
We use 'estar' to describe physical states and postures.
Match the subject with the correct phrase.
Subjects: 1. El niño, 2. Las niñas, 3. Tú (female), 4. Nosotros
Each subject must match the gender and number of the participle and the conjugation of 'estar'.
Complete the dialogue with the correct form of 'estar sentado'.
Juan: ¿Dónde están tus padres? María: Ellos ________ en el comedor.
'Ellos' is masculine plural, so we use 'están' and 'sentados'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Where can you 'estar sentado'?
Furniture
- • la silla
- • el sofá
- • el sillón
Public
- • el banco
- • el césped
- • el muro
Sentarse vs. Estar Sentado
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenMi hermana está _______ en el sofá.
The subject 'mi hermana' is feminine singular, so the participle must be 'sentada'.
Nosotros _______ sentados en el parque.
We use 'estar' to describe physical states and postures.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Each subject must match the gender and number of the participle and the conjugation of 'estar'.
Juan: ¿Dónde están tus padres? María: Ellos ________ en el comedor.
'Ellos' is masculine plural, so we use 'están' and 'sentados'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, 'sentando' means you are currently in the process of lowering your body. To describe the state, you must use 'sentado'.
Depende del género: 'sentados' para hombres o grupos mixtos, y 'sentadas' para un grupo de mujeres.
Es neutral. Se usa tanto en la calle como en una oficina o un libro.
'Sentarse' es el verbo de acción (to sit down), 'estar sentado' es el estado (to be sitting).
No, para objetos usamos 'estar puesto' o 'estar situado'. Las cosas no se 'sientan' en español.
Puedes decir 'estaba sentado' (escena) o 'estuve sentado' (tiempo específico).
Sí, es una frase universal en todo el mundo hispanohablante.
Significa 'to remain seated' o 'to stay sitting'.
Es una 'd' suave, pon la lengua entre los dientes como en la palabra inglesa 'weather'.
Sí, pero significa que estás sentado *a* la mesa para comer, no encima de ella.
Verwandte Redewendungen
sentarse
similarto sit down (action)
estar de pie
contrastto be standing
quedarse sentado
builds onto remain seated
asiento
similara seat
estar tumbado
similarto be lying down
